Qui Nem Giló Lyrics in English Elba Ramalho , Luiz Gonzaga
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Qui Nem Giló by Elba Ramalho from Portuguese to English.
Se a gente lembra só por lembrar
If we remember just for remembering
O amor que a gente um dia perdeu
The love that we one day lost
Saudade inté que assim é bom
Longing, even, this way is good
Pro cabra se convencer
For the guy to convince himself
Que é feliz sem saber
That he's happy without knowing
Pois não sofreu
Because he didn't suffer
Porém se a gente vive a sonhar
But if we keep dreaming
Com alguém que se deseja rever
With someone we wish to see again
Saudade, entonce, aí é ruim
Longing, then, that's bad
Eu tiro isso por mim
I know this from my own experience
Que vivo doido a sofrer
Who lives madly suffering
Ai quem me dera voltar
Oh, I wish I could go back
Pros braços do meu xodó
To the arms of my darling
Saudade assim faz roer
Longing like this makes one ache
E amarga qui nem jiló
And it's bitter just like jiló
Mas ninguém pode dizer
But nobody can say
Que me viu triste a chorar
That saw me sad and crying
Saudade, o meu remédio é cantar
Longing, my remedy is to sing
Saudade, o meu remédio é cantar
Longing, my remedy is to sing
Ai quem me dera voltar
Oh, I wish I could go back
Pros braços do meu xodó
To the arms of my darling
Saudade assim faz roer
Longing like this makes one ache
E amarga qui nem jiló
And it's bitter just like jiló
Mas ninguém pode dizer
But nobody can say
Que me viu triste a chorar
That saw me sad and crying
Saudade, o meu remédio é cantar
Longing, my remedy is to sing
Saudade, o meu remédio é cantar
Longing, my remedy is to sing
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Humberto Teixeira, Luis Gonzaga
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jiló — scarlet eggplant
Jiló refers to the scarlet eggplant, a fruit commonly used as a vegetable in Brazilian cuisine. It's known for its distinctly bitter taste.
In the song, the lyric "amarga qui nem jiló" (bitter like jiló) is a common Brazilian idiom used to describe something intensely bitter or unpleasant. The singer uses it to convey the profound bitterness of saudade (a deep longing or nostalgia) when it's associated with a lost love.
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